Penngal

Penngal (transl. Women) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language social drama film directed by Raj Marudhu. The film stars Jai Akash and Divyasree, with Santhoshi and Santhana Bharathi in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Bharathwaj, the film was released on 8 December 2000.[1][2][3]

Penngal
Directed by	Raj Marudhu
Starring	Jai Akash Divyasree Santhoshi Santhana Bharathi
Music by	Bharathwaj
Production company	Adhya Global Visions
Release date	8 December 2000
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Jai Akash as Bharath Nageswaran
• Divyasree as Kaveri
• Santhoshi as Amudhavalli
• Santhana Bharathi
• Manivannan
• Ashwini
• Sharmili
• Vichithra

Production

The producers of the film were unhappy after actress Divyasree broke an exclusivity contract and she signed on for a film opposite actor Murali amid production.[4]

Release

A reviewer from The Hindu wrote "films such as Penngal are required to make us a little more conscious of the social problems but they should be made with a little more care and sensitivity". The critic added "one must commend the director for taking on such a theme", as "he brings to focus every aspect of these women's miserable existence - the desperation and dejection on the faces when a son is born, the fear when their young daughter is forcefully `readied' for the `occasion', the poverty and the diseases and the ostracism from the rest of the world".[5]

References

1. "Penngal, Movie Director by Raj Marudhu, Movie producer name , Music Director name , Hero name Jai Akash, Heroine name Divyasri - akkampakkam.com". akkampakkam.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
2. "Penngal - Tamil Movie". thiraipadam.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20001018224646/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/coming/index.html
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20001014154331/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/gossip/index.html
5. "The Hindu : Film Review: Penngal". thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.